Explore 'How We Became America: The Untold Story' With Youth-Focused Civics & History Video Series
(Washington, D.C.) — With nearly 250 years of history from which to draw insight and inspiration, Americans increasingly are awakening to the truth...
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Governing The New Republic
VIDEO | The idea of Civic Virtue was central to the Founders' vision for the new republic. It meant that leaders would truly be servants of the people...
Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds
The association was organized by African Americans in nearby Hamilton in 1890 to commemorate the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued by...
Conservation Groups Join Forces to Save Chancellorsville Battlefield
(Chancellorsville, Va.) - At a news conference this morning at Old Salem Church, seven national and local nonprofit conservation groups announced they...
Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, also known as the Methodist Cemetery, was established as a public burial ground in 1806 on land donated by John Lynch, founder of...
Theodore Roosevelt’s Dedication Speech to the New Jersey State Monument at Antietam
Governor Murphy, Veterans of New Jersey, men of the Grand Army, I thank you of New Jersey for the monument to the troops of New Jersey who fought at...
Behringer-Crawford Museum
Covington, Kentucky | Follow the Civil War story in northern Kentucky at this museum.
American Battlefield Trust and Gettysburg National Military Park join forces for 5-year initiative, benefiting over 1,000 young leaders
Gettysburg, PA – In his immortal Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln challenged all Americans to advance the ideals of the Declaration of...
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Contribute to the Trust’s Inventory of Battlefield Markers & Monuments
Please upload your photos of battlefield monuments for consideration, as the Trust engages in compiling an ambitions inventory of the markers...
The Civil War Animated Map: Traditional Middle School Lesson Plan
Grades: Middle School Approximate Length of Time: 35 minutes Goal: Students will be able to discuss the overarching causes and outcomes of the Civil...
The Civil War Animated Map: Traditional High School Lesson Plan
Grades: High School Approximate Length of Time: 35 minutes Goal: Students will be able to discuss the overarching causes and outcomes of the Civil War...
The Citizen Soldier
Sam Smith examines the uniquely American take on the ancient concept of turning ploughshares to swords and back again.